Driver sought in fatal hit-and-run after I-97 crash

Police: Men ejected in crash, one hit and killed by unknown driver

Maryland State Police said they are investigating a hit-and-run on Interstate 97 early Tuesday morning that killed a man who may have been carried on the hood of the hit-and-run vehicle for hundreds of feet.

Investigators said around 3:15 a.m. Tuesday, Scott J. Olczak, 31, of Pasadena, was driving with a passenger northbound on I-97 in a 2009 Isuzu street-sweeper truck when it reached the area between Route 32 and Benfield Boulevard.

Police said the truck collided with a concrete barrier on the right side of northbound I-97. Detectives said Olczak then turned the wheel sharply to the left, causing the truck to cross the northbound lanes and entered the median, where it struck the guardrail and overturned. Both men were ejected from the vehicle.

Authorities identified the passenger as Wilmer R. Borgmann III, 50, of Millersville. He was thrown into the travel lanes of southbound I-97.

Investigators said they believe from evidence at the scene that Borgmann had gotten back onto his feet but was unable to get out of the roadway before being hit by a southbound vehicle. He was pronounced dead at the scene.

"They believe that the vehicle took the full impact of striking a 200-pound person and that there should be extensive damage to the hood, the front end and the windshield of this vehicle," said State Police spokesman Greg Shipley.

He said the vehicle is missing a windshield wiper, which was recovered at the scene.

Olczak was taken to Shock Trauma Center for treatment.

Troopers said there is little doubt that the driver of the vehicle knew he or she struck someone. They said it's possible the victim’s body was propelled onto the hood of the vehicle and may have been carried that way down the highway. The victim’s body was found more than 200 feet from the point of impact, police said.

"It is even possible that the driver stopped so that the body slid off the vehicle and then proceeded on from the scene," Shipley said.

The street-sweeper truck was owned by Mallary Pressure Washing & Parking Lot Maintenance in Crownsville. The owner said the two men were coming home from a job and that he was praying for them and their families. He also said that nothing like that has ever happened in the 25 years he's been in business.

Anyone with information about the driver or vehicle that struck and killed Borgmann is urged to contact Maryland State Police immediately at 410-761-5130. Callers may remain anonymous.

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